GOP focus for Congress: Cut deficit, don't stumble

J. Scott Applewhite

Published 1:30 pm, Saturday, January 3, 2015

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FILE - In thus Dec. 17, 2014 file photo, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. is interviewed on Capitol Hill in Washington. The first Republican-controlled Congress to confront President Barack Obama takes charge on Tuesday, and GOP leaders are planning an agenda that focuses on cutting the budget and bolstering the economy _ and oh yes, avoiding self-inflicted calamities that make voters wonder if the party is capable of governing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - In thus Dec. 17, 2014 file photo, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. is interviewed on Capitol Hill in Washington. The first Republican-controlled Congress to confront President Barack Obama takes charge on Tuesday, and GOP leaders are planning an agenda that focuses on cutting the budget and bolstering the economy _ and oh yes, avoiding self-inflicted calamities that make voters wonder if the party is capable of governing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)